“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” - Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
December of 1995, Seattle, windy, torrential rain hitting you sideways. I was loading my Jeep Wrangler with the last things that I wanted to take with me on my move to Southern California, including my potted fig tree that stood about 18".
See, I lived in a studio apartment on Green Lake, an area just North East of the University of Washington Campus. I was 28, in and out of relationships, a college degree and broke, in a career I did not love, and absolutely NO idea what I wanted with my life. I was rudderless. No Direction.
But something told me I need to replant somewhere else.
Sometimes we go through Seasons in life that feel hopeless; it feels like we fight it alone I did not have any close friends, no mentors. I knew inside that I needed a change, a fresh start. And Southern California would be where it would begin, decades ago.
What I did have was drive and determination. Grit. A work ethic. A caring and compassionate heart.
I look back over my 58 years of life with no regrets. That move allowed me to “Eventually” lead a Christ Centered Life, meet the the most beautiful woman that became my wife of 28.5 years and counting and Two Amazing Children. Life looked bleak at 28. But decisions we make, changes in direction, can make all the difference in the world.
Wherever you’re standing today, that’s where the journey starts.
God Bless.
